Indonesia's forex reserves increased to $135.9 billion at end-December

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves increased by $2.3 billion in December to $135.9 billion, mainly due to government's foreign borrowing and tax collection, the central bank said on Friday.

The December reserve level would cover the cost of 10.2 months of imports, Bank Indonesia (BI) said in a statement.

Indonesia recorded its highest foreign exchange reserves on record in August at $137 billion.

(Reporting by Tabita Diela; Editing by)